The main event featured a battle for the vacant middleweight championship. Former champion Brandon Halsey looked to regain the belt he once held when he took on Brazilian Rafael Carvalho. Halsey was stripped of the title after missing weight for his first defense at Bellator 137 in May. He went on to defeat UFC veteran Kendall Grove to earn another crack at gold. Carvalho, meanwhile, had not tasted defeat since his MMA debut in 2011. He earned back-to-back wins in the Bellator cage, stopping Brian Rogers and edging Joe Schilling by decision.

Also on the main card, knockout artist Brennan Ward met Dennis Olson, British striking stalwart Michael Page took on Charlie Ontiveros and featherweight Goiti Yamauchi welcomed countryman Isao Kobayashi to the promotion.

The event kicked off Friday with a preliminary card stream on Combat Press at 7 p.m. ET. The four-fight main card followed at 9 p.m ET on Spike.

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Sal DeRose hails from New Jersey and is currently training for his first MMA fight. He hopes to use his knowledge and insight to generate articles that interest and entertain readers. Prior to joining Combat Press, his work appeared on The MMA Corner and Bleacher Report MMA. Outside of MMA, Sal is a big fan of every other sport. He's a die-hard New York sports fan, with the exception of cheering for the Green Bay Packers.